Cilla Black
Born May 27, 1943 (Age: 82)
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Vauxhall, Liverpool, England, UK
Biography
Priscilla Maria Veronica White is best known by her stage name Cilla Black. She rose to fame in the 1960s as a pop singer and her singles "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and "You're My World" both reached number one in the UK in 1964. She hosted her own variety show titled "Cilla" in the 60s and 70s and was an occasional comedy actress. Her career had a massive resurgence in the mid-80s and 1990s were she presented "Blind Date" were many tuned in for her acerbic comments, "Surprise Surprise" showed her softer side and "The Moment of Truth" was her successful peaktime game show. In the 2000s she put in memorable appearances on chat shows such as "The Paul O'Grady Show", "Loose Women" and "So Graham Norton". She died on 1st August 2015 after a fall in her villa in Estepona, Spain. The day after her funeral, the compilation album The Very Best of Cilla Black went to number one on the UK Albums Chart and the New Zealand Albums Chart; it was her first number one album.
Priscilla Maria Veronica White is best known by her stage name Cilla Black. She rose to fame in the 1960s as a pop singer and her singles "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and "You're My World" both reached number one in the UK in 1964. She hosted her own variety show titled "Cilla" in the 60s and 70s and was an occasional comedy actress. Her career had a massive resurgence in the mid-80s and 1990s were she presented "Blind Date" were many tuned in for her acerbic comments, "Surprise Surprise" showed her softer side and "The Moment of Truth" was her successful peaktime game show. In the 2000s she put in memorable appearances on chat shows such as "The Paul O'Grady Show", "Loose Women" and "So Graham Norton". She died on 1st August 2015 after a fall in her villa in Estepona, Spain. The day after her funeral, the compilation album The Very Best of Cilla Black went to number one on the UK Albums Chart and the New Zealand Albums Chart; it was her first number one album.
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Filmography
Our Cilla: The One and Only
2021
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 78
Cilla at the BBC
2015
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as Self - Performer
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Age: 72
Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes
2011
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as Self
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Age: 67
No Image
...Sings the Beatles
2009
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 66
Cliff Richard: Castles in the Air
2004
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as Self
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Age: 61
Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
2004
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 60
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002
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as Self
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Age: 59
The Abbey Road Story
1998
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as Self
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Age: 54
The Ark
1993
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as Self
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Age: 50
Cilla in Scandinavia
1971
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as Self
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Age: 28
The Frankie Howerd Show
1968
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as Self
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Age: 25
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965
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as Self
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Age: 22
Ferry Cross the Mersey
1965
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as Cilla Black
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Age: 21